tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post148255817774403175..comments2015-08-02T19:14:23.189+01:00Comments on Everyday Linux User: 5 Reasons Why PCLinuxOS Is Better For Windows XP Users Than UbuntuGary Newellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-57273863767228911562014-09-06T19:41:38.101+01:002014-09-06T19:41:38.101+01:00Your logic skills leave much to be desired. I see...Your logic skills leave much to be desired. I see several possibilities for what may have been the issue, but it&#39;s unlikely that PCLinusOS was one of them. Perhaps you should start learning how to think critically and troubleshoot, and that will help you solve your issues better than attacking one distro or another because you didn&#39;t apply logical sequences of troubleshooting steps to figure out what the issue actually was.<br /><br />If there is blame from the software end of things, it is likely to be found in one of the components of PCLinuxOS, and most likely the bootloader, which is not coded by the PCLinuxOS staff. So again... your logic is left wanting.<br /><br />Had you replaced the hard drive and then tried to install PCLinuxOS again, you would have seen that one of two things was likely:<br /><br />A) Your first hard drive was failing.<br />B) Your first hard drive was incompatible with the version of the bootloader PCLinusOS uses.<br /><br />Furthermore, it likely would have SURE ENOUGH installed just as well on the hard drive you replaced it with. But you didn&#39;t do that, so because your logic sucks, you assume that Ubuntu did right where PCLinuxOS was a failure, without knowing if that is really true or not.<br /><br />And, Ubuntu may have installed on top of the original hard disk, if you had tried that, because it uses a later version of GRUB.<br /><br />So instead of trying &quot;for kicks&quot; to replace the hard drive next time, how about you do some critical thinking and troubleshoot it out before you assume one distro is faulty based on a lack of real understanding of what actually happened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-59027841999379979832014-09-06T19:28:33.363+01:002014-09-06T19:28:33.363+01:00Security is easily dealt with. Go to the PCLinuxO...Security is easily dealt with. Go to the PCLinuxOS Control Center, and click on the Security tab. Click &quot;Configure systems security, permissions and audit&quot;. For a typical desktop machine, in the Basic Security tab, check the &quot;Enable MSEC Tool&quot; checkbox, and select &quot;Standard&quot; security level. Choose File&gt;Save from the menu tab at the top of the window, and confirm the choice. on my system, it makes 64 changes, and then you&#39;re done. Close that window, and you return to the security tab of the PCLinuxOS Control Center.<br /><br />From there, for a firewall, click on &quot;Set up your personal firewall&quot;. It will probably show a check mark next to &quot;Everything (No firewall). Simply uncheck that, and then check off anything you need to allow through. For me, all I have to do is uncheck &quot;Everything&quot;, and I&#39;m done. then click &quot;OK&quot;, and it will ask which interfaces it should watch for intrusion attempts. It usually has all of them checked, and I leave them checked and click &quot;OK&quot;. Then it asks which interfaces you want to protect with your firewall, and I select everything listed and click &quot;OK&quot;. It pauses for a moment, while it applies your new firewall, and then returns you to the security center screen. For most people using a standard desktop computer, that&#39;s all you need to do. Simple, quick and easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-89080028754655779212014-09-06T19:18:32.929+01:002014-09-06T19:18:32.929+01:00Opinions without substance are not very useful. O...Opinions without substance are not very useful. Or interesting. Tell me why it&#39;s &quot;shit&quot; when everything else I have tried since 2005 has failed to provide me with what I need to run my business, and get my job done. It&#39;s not perfect, but it&#39;s the best thing out there for what keeps my bank account full. Not even Windows or Mac can say that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-29031111011573819472014-09-06T19:12:46.233+01:002014-09-06T19:12:46.233+01:00You could have done what I do... installed PCLinux...You could have done what I do... installed PCLinuxOS, and then installed Windows in a VirtualBox VM. I get the best of both worlds, Windows actually runs faster, and whenever it decides it is suffering too much to keep living and commits suicide, I just click &quot;Revert to snapshot&quot; and in about 1 minute, I&#39;m working again.<br /><br />Plus backups are a snap, and I can create a Windows appliance that allows me to reinstall a known-good Windows in minutes if I have a catastrophic hard disk failure.<br /><br />Why would you want Windows installed outside of a VM for anything other than playing games?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-14491213008261353762014-09-05T13:13:18.789+01:002014-09-05T13:13:18.789+01:00PCLOS monty is a FARCE!!! it fugged up my hard dri...PCLOS monty is a FARCE!!! it fugged up my hard drive and would not install no matter what I did, it eventually put my bios in an infinite loop, I had just bought the system and a dang nice one, asus z97 pro, i5 6790, 8 mgs gskill, the works<br /><br />I thought my mobo fired so I reinstalled the bios everything then for kicks I replaced the hard drive I took out of my older system and it booted right up so I though el no its the HD, fryws wasnt open so for giggles I reformatted the boot sector and SURE ENOUGH I was able to install ubuntu<br /><br />this isn’t the first time PCLOS has messed with my computer, back in 09 it FRIED my laptop mobo, thought it was just the mobo going out but now I have my doubts, its either intentional or very SHODDY programming careful if you have a z97 board it will get to the install then the box goes away and that&#39;s all it does, don&#39;t press it or it might mess you HD up like it did mine, and its not me I have been using linux since FreeBSD network installs from tarballs and I can install ubuntu in a flash, its just crappy coding at bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-57714579599702299122014-07-18T08:33:53.113+01:002014-07-18T08:33:53.113+01:00Actually, mate was developed by Arch. Mint is the ...Actually, mate was developed by Arch. Mint is the first distro to make it mainstream. I have a bootleg win 7 ultimate on my desktop for visual studio, and mint mate in a virtual machine for when not in visual studio so my shit ain&#39;t black :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-60790665960277699072014-06-01T22:21:20.581+01:002014-06-01T22:21:20.581+01:00Hi there, thanks for the comment. I am planning on...Hi there, thanks for the comment. I am planning on an article this week actually that compares two of the best audio applications for KDE and part of that article looks at iPOD and other music device support.Gary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-42477320987821954902014-05-30T09:53:36.234+01:002014-05-30T09:53:36.234+01:00I don&#39;t know where you&#39;ve read that, but a...I don&#39;t know where you&#39;ve read that, but as a long term Linux user I can tell you that is nonsense. I&#39;ve just put &#39;ipod&#39; into the search box of the PClinuxOS package manager and it&#39;s come up with 19 possibilities - none of them iTunes obviously, which is probably where your misconception comes frommikkhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03108427186138546757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-81654963173466031702014-05-29T00:56:08.305+01:002014-05-29T00:56:08.305+01:00hello
I&#39;m not sure if this is a problem for m...hello<br /><br />I&#39;m not sure if this is a problem for most Linux users or not. But with the recent retirement of Windows XP, I was forced to figure out a solution for my in-laws and their aging Dell Dimension 2400 box.<br /><br />I would have like to have installed a Linux Distro; but everything that I had read, mentioned that Apple Products are not supported under Linux and my in-laws have a couple of iPod devices so I was forced to stay with Windows and installed Windows 7.<br /><br />But is what I had read about Apple devices not being compatible with Linux true, or is there a &quot;work around&quot;?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-54555205695851617972014-04-16T08:28:34.036+01:002014-04-16T08:28:34.036+01:00Good questions. I will write something up about th...Good questions. I will write something up about this in the next few days.Gary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-33823446609489955942014-04-15T18:11:02.055+01:002014-04-15T18:11:02.055+01:00But what about security? If it&#39;s all set &quo...But what about security? If it&#39;s all set &quot;out of the box&quot;... then what about the firewall? Do I need it? How do I know what settings? Where can I find the information? In the meantime, am I at risk? This is not at all intuitive... nor is it easy to understand where to find the information to do what ought to be very basic things. (I have been attempting to learn PCLinusOS for a few days now - I like it in that it&#39;s faster internet searching than windows- but there is never a straight answer to anything... and even the crooked ones are unclear! Sorry for my frustration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-4994002232978271282014-04-01T17:46:59.746+01:002014-04-01T17:46:59.746+01:00PCLinuxOS is an awesome distro. I have it install...PCLinuxOS is an awesome distro. I have it installed on both my HP tower and dell inspiron laptop. It recognized and set up the correct nvidia drivers during install, and having an older nvidia graphics card, this is a good thing. The KDE iso might be a little large, but it comes chock full of good software. <br /><br />I&#39;ve done enough distro hopping to know that cutting edge is nice, but stability and security are also nice and PCLinuxOS has a nice blend of current software and security &amp; stability! Jlane01http://www.blogger.com/profile/09438634241843822253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-10411709002889164242014-02-11T18:46:36.897+00:002014-02-11T18:46:36.897+00:00And even point two is addressed by LMDE
(Linux Mi...And even point two is addressed by LMDE <br />(Linux Mint Debian Edition), which is a rolling release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-48652721434093703932014-02-08T17:15:58.258+00:002014-02-08T17:15:58.258+00:00Except for point two about releases, this article ...Except for point two about releases, this article seems like it is mainly about the advantages of using a Mate interface. All the other points would apply equally to Mint, which is after all the main developer of Mate (not to mention Cinnamon). Personally, all else being equal, I&#39;d rather go with/reward/boost the originator and lead developer of a technology than someone who just picked it up. So if the article&#39;s points are persuasive, then unless the releases issue is an important one for you, consider trying Mint.Purple library guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-11679636143497769462014-02-08T16:23:54.783+00:002014-02-08T16:23:54.783+00:00I picked PCLOS several years ago to breathe new li...I picked PCLOS several years ago to breathe new life into my XP machine. I found it very nice - especially the rolling update aspect. But when the machine finally was ready for retirement, I bought a new, cheap HP box with Windows 7 - intentionally avoiding <br />Windows 8 and the &#39;secure boot&#39; issue. But PCLOS still couldn&#39;t run on it, because it doesn&#39;t support EFI booting or GPT partitioning at all. Not only that, it *tried* to install and trashed what was there. Hopefully they&#39;ll get over this issue, though their forum still recommends just wiping out windows and converting to MBR - not an acceptable solution at all (I use Windows to access my company&#39;s VPN, which unfortunately isn&#39;t accessible from Linux).<br /><br />I&#39;ve since moved to Mint KDE, which is pretty similar to PCLOS - and have mostly not looked back. I still regret having to do a new install every time a new version comes out. But PCLOS stopped being a viable option.littlenoodlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-48779376713182429222014-02-07T21:08:46.059+00:002014-02-07T21:08:46.059+00:00Not at all. I see it as a good starting point beyo...Not at all. I see it as a good starting point beyond Windows XP.Gary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-75471330888903092512014-02-07T20:36:19.027+00:002014-02-07T20:36:19.027+00:00As far I know Ubuntu work best with my Nvidia Opti...As far I know Ubuntu work best with my Nvidia Optimus Laptop.hotroxy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/17849225533680618166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-34596571034487263402014-02-07T20:20:06.800+00:002014-02-07T20:20:06.800+00:00It seems to me you&#39;re saying that PCLinuxOS is...It seems to me you&#39;re saying that PCLinuxOS is perfect for people who can&#39;t learn anything beyond XP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-89085734015028308542014-02-06T13:41:04.484+00:002014-02-06T13:41:04.484+00:00Haters are haters. They will not try what they do ...Haters are haters. They will not try what they do not know and criticize anything they do not use. Keeping an open mind is a good thing. A closed mind only traps one in what they already know. While I agree with your comment 100% Gary, you will never influence that type of person towards that open mind. I enjoy your site, keep up the good work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-68851116293373882192014-02-06T03:14:06.897+00:002014-02-06T03:14:06.897+00:00I have assisted dozens of Windows users in their m...I have assisted dozens of Windows users in their migration to Linux over the years, and I do agree that PCLinuOS is a fine and worthy alternative for Windows XP users, including the KDE GUI based release that seems to be just as speedy and easy to navigate as XFCE, or any other Linux GUI desktop.<br /><br />The only two issues that could be deal breakers &quot;at this very moment&quot; for PCLinuxOS as compared to a Debian based distribution, for example, are: (a) no Netflix client for down streaming movies by subscription, and (b) the new Steam gaming engine from Valve.<br /><br />Just his week I received an update notice on my KWheezy/ Debian 7.2 ASUS laptop indicating my ability to register with Steam and play dozens of latest Valve games. I have not attempted this adventure, as a 60+ plus ancient technologist with fading reflexes and a poor temperament for losing a battle with the Afghan Tali..n. <br /><br />Can&#39;t use actual T word word for fear NSA will target me for interrogation. .<br />wandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05292188952050262264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-76712885966714229122014-02-05T22:08:19.631+00:002014-02-05T22:08:19.631+00:00I am running PCLinuxOS MATE edition on a dual core...I am running PCLinuxOS MATE edition on a dual core AMD64 with Nvidia graphics and it runs like a champ. I liked it so much that I tried in on my older Samsung Netbook NC10 that previously had Windows XP on it. It works better than Windows ever did. If you find KDE a bit heavy then try the MATE edition. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-30397827720812217652014-02-05T21:39:09.394+00:002014-02-05T21:39:09.394+00:00&quot;My older Laptop runs Windows XP and PCLinuxO...&quot;My older Laptop runs Windows XP and PCLinuxOS KDE. And PCLOS works very well, so it is a great pick for old laptops or PCs.&quot;<br /><br />XP was around a long time with many hardware improvements over that time. My machine was from 2001, 30 gig hard drive, 1.6 Ghz processor and 256 mb of ram upgraded to 1 gig. KDE did not well run on it, Mate did. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-44788713475045988222014-02-05T21:35:55.348+00:002014-02-05T21:35:55.348+00:00There is nothing like constructive criticism..... ...There is nothing like constructive criticism..... and that was nothing like constructive criticismGary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-90144103423397368572014-02-05T21:34:55.033+00:002014-02-05T21:34:55.033+00:00I am sorry to hear that. Unfortunately there will ...I am sorry to hear that. Unfortunately there will always be people who are disagreeable and I would never let that sway my judgement over which distro to use. Gary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-44941580269371949302014-02-05T21:34:00.455+00:002014-02-05T21:34:00.455+00:00I have used the Fluendo settings in the past but t...I have used the Fluendo settings in the past but there is no substitute to actually installing the restricted extras packageGary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.com